Lead Gen AI/Agentic AI Engineer

TechDigital Group; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking a Senior GenAI/Agentic AI Engineer in Charlotte, North Carolina, to lead the design, development, and deployment of next-generation intelligent applications. This role is crucial for revolutionizing business operations via advanced AI technologies.

The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Generative AI and prompt engineering, along with extensive hands-on experience in AWS services. A strong foundation in programming with Python, as well as experience in ML and AI system design, is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have 10+ years of experience in ML, NLP, AI system design with 1-2 years in Gen AI or Agentic AI.
• Practical experience with foundational models like Anthropic Claude, fine-tuning, and safety mechanisms.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and its data science stack.

Responsibilities

• Develop MVP User Stories and support backlog creation.
• Utilize DevOps CI/CD pipelines for builds and deployments.
• Must clearly communicate with team members and leadership.
• Hands-on contribution and mentoring of developers in the team.
• Ensure overall team delivery and troubleshoot issues.

Skills

AWS Proficiency

Generative AI Mastery

Programming Skills

Vector & Database Systems

Agentic Frameworks

Infrastructure as Code

CI/CD Pipelines

Data Lakehouse Engineering

Open Table Formats

Job description

Job Summary

We are looking for a highly experienced and driven Senior GenAI/Agentic AI Engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of next-generation intelligent applications and autonomous agents. This role is pivotal in revolutionizing business operations through advanced AI technologies. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Generative AI, prompt engineering, agentic orchestration, and the full AWS Machine Learning and Data ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Develop MVP User Stories (Re-usable components/etc.)
• Support backlog creation, prioritization, and Story mapping
• Support in technical design and solutioning
• Ability to work across tiers - APIs, databases (basic developer tasks)
• Ability to utilize DevOps CI/CD pipeline, create/configure build and deploy jobs
• Experience working in XP and pair programming model and understands and performs TDD
• Responsible for assigned task delivery and quality and knowledge transfer through daily pairing
• Must be able to clearly communicate with team members and leadership
• Participate in paired programming and XP development
• Strong ability to work independently when required
• Turn complex ideas into manageable pieces of work
• Hands-on, Individual contribution and Mentor other developers in team
• Support team members on troubleshooting
• Overall ownership of team delivery.

Required Skills

• AWS Proficiency: Extensive hands-on experience with Amazon Bedrock, Agent Core Platform, AWS Strands, SageMaker, S3, Lambda, API Gateway, SQS/SNS, and other core AWS services like Redshift, Aurora Postgres, Glue, EMR, Lambda, Step Functions, CloudWatch.
• Generative AI Mastery: Practical experience with foundational models (e.g., Anthropic Claude, Stability AI, Llama variants), including prompt engineering, fine-tuning, and safety mechanisms.
• Programming Skills: Advanced proficiency in Python and its data science stack (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, PyTorch, TensorFlow).
• Vector & Database Systems: Familiarity with vector databases such as Pinecone, Weaviate, OpenSearch, or RDS Vector Store for RAG implementations.
• Agentic Frameworks: Proven experience with orchestration tools like LangChain and LlamaIndex for building autonomous agents.
• Infrastructure as Code: Proficient in Terraform and Terraform Enterprise for scalable, automated infrastructure provisioning.
• CI/CD Pipelines: Experienced with Concourse and GitHub Actions for continuous integration and deployment workflows.
• Data Lakehouse Engineering: Hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg and a strong understanding of medallion architecture principles.
• Open Table Formats: Skilled in building and optimizing Data Lakehouse solutions using open table formats to enhance performance and scalability.
• 10+ years of experience in ML, NLP, AI system design with 1-2 years in Gen AI or Agentic AI (preferably 12-15 yrs)